Hawaii Airports to Receive $49.3 Million
First of five rounds, airports to submit projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an estimated $49.3 million to Hawaii’s 12 airports from funding made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. This is the first of five annual rounds of funding Hawaii airports will receive.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build safer and more sustainable airports that connect individuals to jobs and communities to the world,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With this new funding, urban, regional and rural airports across the country now can get to work on projects that have waited for years, modernizing their infrastructure and building a better America.”
Hawaii airports can submit projects they wish to use the funds on for FAA review in the coming weeks. The FAA encourages airports to prioritize projects that increase airport safety, equity and sustainability. The agency also plans to conduct outreach with the minority business community on these opportunities at airports across the nation.
The following airports in Hawaii are estimated to receive funding during the first year of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu: $20,947,723
Dillingham Airfield in Mokuleia: $110,000
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole in Kona: $6,352,251
Hana Airport in Hana: $110,000
Hilo International Airport in Hilo: $3,966,277
Kahului Airport in Kahului: $9,404,936
Kalaeloa Airport (John Rodgers Field) in Kapolei: $159,000
Kalaupapa Airport in Kalaupapa: $110,000
Lanai Airport in Lanai City: $1,031,485
Lihue Airport in Lihue: $5,857,051
Molokai Airport in Kaunakakai: $1,118,327
Waimea-Kohala Airport in Kamuela: $110,000
For an interactive map and listing of funding for all Hawaii airports, click here.
The money comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three new aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. The FAA estimates the backlog of airport modernization and safety projects totals $43.6 billion.
